Which to use
“moldus” and “mondes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,561
- “moldus” frequency rank
- #6,320
- “mondes” frequency rank
- 49881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | moldus | mondes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de moldu. | Pluriel de monde. |
Where the eye mixes moldus and mondes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. moldus and mondes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between moldus and mondes
A purely visual mix-up. moldus (\mɔl.dy\) and mondes (\mɔ̃d\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
moldus is recorded at frequency rank #43,561, classified as anoun, pronounced \mɔl.dy\. mondes is at rank #6,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced \mɔ̃d\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 49881, this pair ranks #167,138 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of moldus vs mondes
Shared letters: dmos. Private to "moldus": lu. Private to "mondes": en.
"moldus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mondes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "moldus" for "mondes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "moldus" vs "mondes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "moldus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mondes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,138 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "moldus" and "mondes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "moldus vs mordue". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #167,138 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.